Russian Comedy of the Nikolaian Rea

by Ivan Turgenev, Mikhail E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, Dmitry Lensky, et al.

Book Overview

These four Russian comedies were written during the reign of Nicholas I, a period of considerable repression and censorship. They represent the most popular genres of the period.
Lensky's Her First Night was an immensely popular vaudeville which held the stage for years; Kozma Prutkov's Fantasy is a parody of vaudeville which was banned after one night. Turgenev's Luncheon with the Marshal is a comedy of manners about provincial life, and Saltykov-Schedrin's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9057020491
• ISBN13: 9789057020490
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.4" x 9.7"